The Soup is back! It’s amazing what happens when you remove yourself from the celebrity world for a few days, and then return to see how much you missed (or really DIDN’T miss, depending on how you look at it). Lots to go through, but as always, we pick out the best stuff.

Our first story focuses on two Hollywood blondes, neither of which is known for their ability to endure a lasting relationship. Pamela Anderson appeared on an Australian radio show and was asked her opinion on Jessica Simpson wearing a “Real Girls Eat Meat” t-shirt. After calling Jess both a bitch and a whore, discussion ensued as to the actual meaning of the word meat. Pamela, while being well known for her disdain of the consumption of animal meat for food, is certainly no stranger to the meat of the other type being discussed here. A cool audio clip, here for you to digest (pardon the pun).

Pamela Anderson audio clip

The Slide Continues

Another day, another Amy Winehouse story. I’ve almost had it with her. I’m sick of media pundits saying “but she’s so talented.” WAS talented. At a performance on Friday night, Amy punched at a fan for allegedly trying to grab either her hair or her boobs. Which of the two that the fan was trying to grab is still unknown. My guess is the hair, because in her emaciated state, there ain’t much going on in the chestal region. Look and listen to the video – the audio will shock you as much as the visuals. She sounds horrible!

Amy Winehouse

A-Rod Stepping Up to Madonna’s Plate?

Madonna is saturating the media lately with rumors of her potential divorce to filmmaker Guy Ritchie. But the latest rumor - and this is purely a rumor - has the Material Girl hooking up with baseball star Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez probably has a better chance of hitting a home run with Madonna than he does in the playoffs. I know, that one was kinda weak, but gimme a break after a four-day long weekend!

Madonna

And regarding the divorce rumors, Madonna’s PR person Liz Rosenberg is insistent that the divorce is not happening. I love the mock-up TMZ has done to her photo:

Madonna on TMZ

Movie Execs Should Invest in Shredders!

Harvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s biggest movie executives (both literally and figuratively) must have missed the privacy seminar. With all the new privacy laws that are in effect both in Canada and the States, you’d think someone as powerful as this guy would invest in a shredder before chucking out his papers in a local dumpster. The Village Voice’s Tony Ortega, being the opportunist that he is, pulled an old-fashioned dumpster dive and came up with some pretty interesting stuff! He even wrote a whole column about his findings. There is some major Hollywood name-dropping going on in this piece, primarily regarding Harvey’s “Calls You Owe” and “Need to Call” list. A fascinating story, and perhaps one of the best reads of the year. Still, you shouldn’t resort to a dumpster dive to generate a good journalistic piece. And at least now Harvey is more schooled on privacy. Win/win? Read the great piece:

Harvey Weinstein

Much Ado About Nothing, Well, Something

The big battle in Hollywood between SAG and AFTRA still rages on. The June 30th deadline has come and gone but no strike has happened. I’ve read from very reliable sources that a strike will never happen, but the fight may not end for quite some time. It’s supposedly down to a game of winning the respect and support of the public and media, and now it has become a war amongst PR firms! Gotta love Hollywood. Hey, as long as they don’t strike and filming is not affected then they can waste all the money they want. Here’s more info:

Hollywood strike info

Hancock On Its Way to Huge Box Office Win

Hancock, the latest superhero movie starring Will Smith, zoomed into theatres for evening showings yesterday and took in almost $7 million. Compare this with the $5 Million for the day-before-opening showings of Iron Man, and it looks like Hancock is looking good for some serious opening weekend numbers. Analysts are expecting between $100 and $115 million when the receipts are estimated on Sunday. Hancock’s rather short 92-minute runtime is allowing for more showings, which could help boost the numbers. Reviews are not at all great, but audiences are going to flock to see this no matter what.

Something Nice to Say About Paris

She may be one of the most annoying people on the planet, but when Paris Hilton does something really positive (I know, how often does that happen?) the media often misses it. But Paris finally put her money where her mouth is, and kept her word about giving a substantial donation to a children’s hospital.

Paris Hilton